Garment guard or protector



June 17, 1930. UNKERHAL v 1,764,427

GARMENT GUARD 0R PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 11. 1926 INVENTOR'S I 5/00/25 Mil/(ER Eff/5N2 S/fbJEA/r/ML BY v "Patented 'mme 1,764,427."

' ,used in conjunction with a garment hanger, trative purposes. v

'- ISIVDOREVUNKER AND HENRY s. Ros'n ir' iAL, or New yen, n. Y. j

GARMENT GUARD o3 PROTECTOR Application'filed December 11,,1926. .Se1'ia1 No.- 154,094.11 V

This invention relatesto a new and improv'ifdedwith the usual form of hook 8,; 7 proved garment guard or protector, and one means of which the, garmenthanger tis susg of the objects of the invention is to provide pended. The presence of the-garment rlon I a deviceadapted to be mounted upon and the drawings is, of course, purely for illus- I I v such that the shoulder portions of the gar- Our improved guard or protectingdevice' I ment will be protected against dust and dirt, as illustrated in the embodiments"shown in Y r f "which would Ordinarily be deposited upon Figures 1 to of theidr'awings isformed of p the exposed upper portions of the garment. two strips of relativelystiff material, prefv 10 Another object is to provide a device of erably paper, although other materials: if the above character, adapted tobe mounted desired, may be used in;this' relatio n.l These upon a garment hanger ,of the usual constripsof paperflwhich maybe blanked from struction, such that the garment may be a suitablev sheetof stock, are folded --length.- removed from the hanger without removing wisefof themselves, so as to form wingsl "15 the protector from the hanger. v and. 5, The inner, end ,portions of eachof (i5 i another object of the invention is to prothe wings ianas are cutgfaway at the points vyide a device of the above character which 6 and 7, and-each wing at gthe 1Ill'16r .,eI1 (l can'be manufactured at-a very low cost, so portions is provlded;w thta pair of. fears it constructed-that it may be collapsedfor ship- 8-9 andil 11. The ear S ofthe Living 4:

2o ping or storage purposes, but which may is pivotally attached at 12 130 the correspond? 7 0 be readily opened out and placed in condiing wing of the ivingfi, and theqear '9. tion for use. c I of chewing ,5 is similarly attached to the Other objects and aims of the invention, ear'of the wing 4f atthe pOint lB, The c more or less specific than thosereferred to pivots '12 and 1 3'which arepreferably'metalabove, will be in'part obvious and in part he rivets of the eyelet type, preferablyinter pointed out in the course of the following pose a slight frictional resistance to the relat" description of the elements, combinations, tiveswingingmovement of'the ears 4 andfi, arrangements of parts and applications of 1 sothatsaid wings will preferably remain principles, constitutingthe invention; and in such relative position-as theyamaybe aethe scope of protection contemplated will moYedq If desired, smalll circular; friction' so f 7 be indicated in the appended claims. washers l4: and 15 mayjbeassociated' w th In'the accompanying drawings, wherein "the rivets 12 and 3,, aS-t0 better provide we have illustrated preferred forms of emfor lllll s'sllgllhfllQlQlOlil-l resistance; Thec ut bodiments of our invention, away portions 6jand7 of thG'Wll'lgS;PIQV1d6,j

if "35, l Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a the abuttingshoulders-.16 "and which fwill sagarment mounted upon a'h anger, showing limit the relative upward swinging moveo'ur improved protecting device or guard ment' of the wings 4 and-5', .j mounted thereon; The. wings and 5, it illbeiseen, are of Figure 2 is a top plan view of a slightly U or V-shaped crossgsecti on,whereby-whens;

' 4b modified form of construction; the device ispositioned upon the hanger, th e '90 I *Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the said wings will rest upontheshoulderpor-' i line 3+8 of Figure 1; tions ofthe garment, thereby. operating to Figure d is'a similar. View taken on the catch dust and dirt present injtheatniosline 47"4: of Figure 1. v phere, andprevent the same ,from being i 1 R ng nowito the W g's,.Wherein deposited uponthe coveredv portions the I similar referencecharactersrefer to similar garment. lhefont-awayc portions fi and? parts throughout the several views,the of -thei wings adjacentltheir points of conv reference numeral 1 denotes a' garment nection, forman opening through whichthe 1- mountedinthe usual way on a common stem of the hook 3 extends.

.150 form of garment hanger 2, the latter being 7 Referring toFigures 1 and (hit be K 100,

seen that the wings 4 and 5 may be swung upwardly, whereby the garment may be readily removed from the hanger without the necessity of removing the protecting device therefrom.

The relation of the pivotal points of connection between the wings of the device, is

such that when the device is in use it may be removed from the hanger and the wings swung inwardly, so that one will be received within the other, whereby the device in this collapsed condition 'may be more readily shipped or packed.

In the embodiment of our invention shown in Figure 2, the wings 4 and 5 are connected at the points 18 and 19 by an elastic band 20 which, by reason of its location in relation to the pivots 12 and 13 to the wings, will hold the latter at either side of a dead center, so that the wings will be held in an upwardly moved or downwardly moved position by the elastic member 20.

It Wlll accordingly be seen that we have provided a construction well adapted to at tain, among others, all the ends and objects of the invention in a very simple manner, and have provided a device possessed of great utility. The device may be usefully employed in establishments where a large number of garments are on display, wherein it is desired to protect them from de-;

posits of dust and dirt, thereby eliminating the item of labor required by the more or less constant necessity of dusting the garments. 7 i

The device also protects the garment against fading which might be caused by its exposure to sunlight. Moreover, it will be seen that the exposed portions of the device may be utilized for advertising purposes, that is to say, the name of'the maker of the garment may be displayed upon either the front or rear flaps of the wings.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above designatures;

garment mounted uponsaid hangar, and having an opening through which the supporting hook or member of the hanger may extend.

2. A device of the class described, in combination with a garment hanger, a protector comprising two strips of relatively thin, stiff material, such as paper, bentlongitudinally into V-shaped form, each strip being provided with ears, the ears of each strip being pivotally attached to-the corresponding ears of the other strip, whereby the strips maybe moved relatively to each other,zfriction devices cooperating with said ears whereby said wings may retain adjusted po. sitions with respect to each other, the strips adjacent their point of connection being provided with an opening adapted to receive the supporting device of said garment hanger.

3. A device of the class described, in combination with a garment hanger, a protector comprising a strip of material divided into two sections, each of which is adapted to be bent longitudinally of its length into a V- shape to provide flaps, the adjacent flaps of both sections being provided with mutually engaging interlocking parts, whereby the said sections may be swung upwardly and held in a pre-determined position, the strip intermediate said sections being provided with anopening adapted to receive the suspending device of a garment hanger.

In testimony whereof, we afiix hereto our ISIDORE UNKER. HENRY S. ROSENTHAL.

scription' or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall'b'e interpreted as illustrative only andnot in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by engage with the shoulder portions of the 

